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title: "Seven Samurai: cast and crew"
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cast: 60
crew: 34
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# Seven Samurai (1954): cast and crew

60 cast and 34 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Toshirō Mifune](https://film.one/person/toshiro-mifune.md) as Kikuchiyo
- [Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura.md) as Kambei Shimada
- [Yoshio Inaba](https://film.one/person/yoshio-inaba.md) as Gorobei Katayama
- [Seiji Miyaguchi](https://film.one/person/seiji-miyaguchi.md) as Kyuzo
- [Minoru Chiaki](https://film.one/person/minoru-chiaki.md) as Heihachi Hayashida
- [Daisuke Katō](https://film.one/person/daisuke-kato.md) as Shichiroji
- [Isao Kimura](https://film.one/person/isao-kimura.md) as Katsushiro Okamoto
- [Keiko Tsushima](https://film.one/person/keiko-tsushima.md) as Shino
- [Yukiko Shimazaki](https://film.one/person/yukiko-shimazaki.md) as Rikichi's Wife
- [Kamatari Fujiwara](https://film.one/person/kamatari-fujiwara.md) as Manzô - Father of Shino
- [Yoshio Kosugi](https://film.one/person/yoshio-kosugi.md) as Mosuke
- [Bokuzen Hidari](https://film.one/person/bokuzen-hidari.md) as Yohei
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Rikichi
- Kokuten Kōdō as Gisaku, the Old Man
- [Eijirō Tōno](https://film.one/person/eijiro-tono.md) as Kidnapper
- Jun Tatara as Coolie A
- [Atsushi Watanabe](https://film.one/person/atsushi-watanabe.md) as Bun Seller
- [Toranosuke Ogawa](https://film.one/person/toranosuke-ogawa.md) as Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
- Isao Yamagata as Samurai
- [Kichijirō Ueda](https://film.one/person/kichijiro-ueda.md) as Bandit Scout
- Sôjin Kamiyama as Blind Player
- Gen Shimizu as Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
- [Keiji Sakakida](https://film.one/person/keiji-sakakida.md) as Gosaku
- Shinpei Takagi as Bandit Chieftain
- Shin Ōtomo as Bandit Second-in-Command
- Toshio Takahara as Samurai with Gun
- Kan Sugi as Tea Shop Owner
- [Hiroshi Hayashi](https://film.one/person/hiroshi-hayashi.md) as Weak Ronin
- [Sachio Sakai](https://film.one/person/sachio-sakai.md) as Coolie #2
- Sôkichi Maki as Strong-Looking Samurai
- Ichirō Chiba as Buddhist Priest
- Noriko Sengoku as Wife of Gono Family
- [Noriko Honma](https://film.one/person/noriko-honma.md) as Woman Farmer
- Masanobu Ōkubo as Samurai
- Etsuo Saijo as Bandit
- Minoru Itō as Samurai
- Haruya Sakamoto as Samurai
- Gorô Sakurai as Samurai
- Hideo Shibuya as Bandit
- Kiyoshi Kamoda as Samurai
- Senkichi Ōmura as Bandit Who Escapes
- Takashi Narita as Bandit Who Escapes
- Shōichi Hirose as Bandit
- Kôji Uno as Bandit
- Masaaki Tachibana as Bandit
- Kamayuki Tsubono as Bandit
- Taiji Naka as Bandit
- Chindanji Miyagawa as Bandit
- Shigemi Sunagawa as Bandit
- Akira Tani as Bandit
- Akio Kusama as Bandit
- Ryûtarô Amami as Bandit
- Jun Mikami as Bandit
- Haruo Nakajima as Bandit
- Sanpei Mine as Farmer
- Masahide Matsushita as Samurai
- Kaneo Ikeda as Samurai
- Takuzô Kumagaya as Gisaku's Son
- Ippei Kawagoe as Farmer
- Jirô Suzukawa as Farmer

## Directing

- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Director
- Yasuyoshi Tajitsu: Assistant Director
- Teruyo Nogami: Script Supervisor
- Sakae Hirosawa: Assistant Director
- Hiromichi Horikawa: Assistant Director
- Masaya Shimizu: Assistant Director
- Toshi Kaneko: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Hideo Oguni](https://film.one/person/hideo-oguni.md): Screenplay
- [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto.md): Screenplay
- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Sōjirō Motoki](https://film.one/person/sojiro-motoki.md): Producer
- Yuji Hamada: Accountant
- Kōhei Ezaki: Researcher
- Hiroshi Nezu: Production Supervisor
- Teruyo Nogami: Production Assistant

## Camera

- [Asakazu Nakai](https://film.one/person/asakazu-nakai.md): Director of Photography
- [Takao Saitō](https://film.one/person/takao-saito.md): First Assistant Camera
- Masao Fukuda: Still Photographer

## Editing

- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Editor
- Hiroshi Nezu: Editorial Manager

## Sound and music

- [Fumio Hayasaka](https://film.one/person/fumio-hayasaka.md): Original Music Composer
- Ichirô Minawa: Sound Effects Editor
- Masanao Uehara: Sound Assistant

## Art

- [Yoshirō Muraki](https://film.one/person/yoshiro-muraki.md): Assistant Art Director
- Kôichi Hamamura: Set Decoration, Property Master
- [Takashi Matsuyama](https://film.one/person/takashi-matsuyama.md): Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- [Mieko Yamaguchi](https://film.one/person/mieko-yamaguchi.md): Costume Design
- Midori Nakajô: Hairstylist
- Junjirō Yamada: Makeup Artist

## Lighting

- Shigeru Mori: Lighting Technician
- Mitsuo Kaneko: Lighting Technician

## Crew

- Takeharu Shimada: Production Office Assistant
- Fumio Yanoguchi: Sound Recordist
- Haruo Nakajima: Stunts

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